COUNTRIES

India

India is a country in South Asia. It is the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. Bound by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to the east. India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

COUNTRY FACTS:

Capital: New Delhi

Population: 1,252,000,000

Language: Hindi and English

Because of religious beliefs, personal choices or both, around 20-40 percent of Indians are vegetarians.

Our History in India

In 2015, FH began working in India after two exploratory visits revealed the desperate need among the Banchada people, whose primary livelihood included the age-old tradition of selling their daughters into prostitution. With the HIV/AIDS population sitting at about 50 percent of all Banchada sex workers, the people there are in need of vocational training, education and hope.

Current Work

Key Challenges

43.5% of children under 5 are underweight, which is the highest in the world | Between 360 and 456 million people are estimate to be living below the poverty line | India contains the largest concentration of people living on less than $1.25 a day